Science Fiction Dog Names

Introduction

Science fiction, which sometimes extends to include certain fantasy novelization, is a popular genre among readers. The canon can be extensive and one's depth of knowledge is often a measurement of how true a fan they are. Consider the Star Trek phenomenon. Fans of this science fiction series range from the casual viewers to the convention-going Trekkies. The same is true for Star Wars or other series. Many times, people who feel a deep connection to the stories, characters, and experiences of their favorite science fiction dramatization, be it books, movies, shows, or a combination of all, are inspired to name their new puppy or dog a character or term from this deep interest.

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Science Fiction Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Science Fiction Dog

Porthos

Star Trek fans, especially those of the television series, Enterprise, will remember Porthos, Admiral Jonathan Archer's Beagle. Porthos is one of four Beagle puppies from the same litter and all named after a famous Musketeer. However, Porthos is the only one of the litter to accompany Admiral Archer in space. The prized Beagle was in the first episode of Enterprise as well as the last in the episode. He was featured in several episodes during the Enterprise show and even mentioned in other Star Trek movies and shows outside of Enterprise. Admiral Archer's love for his dog is obvious since he often considered his Beagle in all of his actions. Archer even took Porthos on vacation with him when he got shore leave. Porthos may have contributed to an increase in interest in Beagle ownership among Star Trek fans as well.

A second famous science fiction dog well known in popular culture is Kazak the Space Hound. Kazak made his first appearance in Kurt Vonnegut's book, The Sirens of Titan and has since made appearances in other Vonnegut books. The name Kazak is most likely a representation of backward and forward time traveling both he and his master, Winston Niles Rumfoord, are capable of achieving in the story. This is because Kazak is a palindrome, meaning the name can be spelled in forward or reverse. In the novel, Winston and his Space Hound, Kazak, enter into a space phenomenon known as a chrono-synclastic infundibulum. The chrono-synclastic infundibulum turns Winston and Kazak into what is described as a wave phenomena extended in a spiral from the Sun to the Star Betelgeuse. When a planet intersects this spiral, both Winston and Kazak temporarily materialize on that planet. The Sirens of Titan was first published in 1959 and continues as a pop culture influence. The 2013 FX animated series, Archer, features an English Mastiff named Kazak, which is a nod to Vonnegut's Space Hound. The rights to The Sirens of Titan have gone through a number of hands over the years, including Jerry Garcia's but ultimately, a television series was announced in July 2017 that will revitalize Kazak the Space Hound for television viewing.

Science Fiction Dog Name Considerations

Dog owners can have a lot of fun with science fiction related names, whether from their favorite books or movies, or shows. Dogs of any breed, color, or size can fit into this category as well but some considerations for breed, color, and size should also be taken when choosing a science fiction based name. Science fiction is full of heroes and villains. Within those two categories, the range of dispositions go from light-hearted to dark heroes and redeemed villains to the truly evil. Consider Rey and Kylo, two characters from the Star Wars universe. Rey, like her name sounds, represents the light and would be a perfect name for a light-colored dog. Kylo, on the other hand, is dark and might better suit a dark colored dog, especially one with a sleek, silky look, like a Doberman Pinscher. Other considerations might be the type of character traits of the science fiction name. For instance, naming a Basset Hound Flash does not quite fit, given Flash Gordon is so fast.

Male Science Fiction Dog Names

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Astro

The Jetson's fearful Great Dane

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Kazak

Vonnegut's Space Hound in The Sirens of Titan

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Einstein

Doc Brown's dog in Back to the Future

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Porthos

Admiral Archer's prized Beagle in Star Trek Enterprise

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Ender

A reference to Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

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Wicket

A cute, but deadly Ewok from Star Wars

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Flash

Flash Gordon, Savior of the Universe

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Luke

The Skywalker protagonist in Star Wars

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Tiberius

Captain James T Kirk's middle name

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Muad'dib

Does it mean mouse of messiah in Dune

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Apollo

A captain in Battlestar Galactica

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Vulcan

Watch out for the neck pinch

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Zaphod

Galactic President in the Hitchhiker's Guide of the Galaxy

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Vogon

Never let a Vogon read you poetry

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Winston

Could be from The Sirens of Titan or 1984, your choice

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Vader

Spoiler, he's Luke Skywalker's father

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Hellboy

A half demon, half boy who is pitted against Nazis and witches

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Boba

A reference to the great space bounty hunter of all time

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Bender

A crude robot from Futurama

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Chewie

Never upset a Wookie

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Mulder

Reference to Special Agent Fox Mulder, X-Files

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Buck

A 20th Century Man in suspended animation who wakes up in the 25th Century

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Spock

A prominent character from Star Trek

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Jean-Luc

Captain Picard from Star Trek

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Dukat

A Star Trek Villain

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Neo

A reference to the Matrix

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R2

The feisty astromech droid of Star Wars

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Deckard

Possibly a Replicant in Blade Runner

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Ridley

A reference to Ridely Scott

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Kylo

Star Wars's Kylo Ren or Ben Solo

Female Science Fiction Dog Names

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Muffit

A Battle Star Galactica character

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Leeloo

The perfect being from the Fifth Element

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Ming

Evil Galactic Emperor in Flash Gordon

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Leia

A campy space princess turned general in Star Wars

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Jessie

A nickname for Jessica Atreides of Dune

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Trillian

Also known as Tricia Marie McMillan in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Julia

Winston's love in George Orwell's 1984

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River Song

A character in Dr. Who

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Astrid

From the Fringe

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Barbarella

A space warrior and scientist from the 41st Century

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Nyota

Nyota Uhura, a strong fictional character from Star Trek

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Scully

A reference to Dana Scully of the X-Files

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Ripley

The main protagonist in Alien

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Eve

Wall-E's love interest in Wall-E

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Katniss

A small town girl who survives the Hunger Games

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Padme

Luke and Leia's mother

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Trinity

A reference to the Matrix

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Buffy

A high school cheerleader turned vampire slayer

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Quorra

A confidante of Kevin Flynn in Tron

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Dale

A reporter that gets caught up in a galactic battle in Flash Gordon

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Whatsit

One of three ladies who helps Meg Murry in A Wrinkle in Time

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Pris

A Replicant in Blade Runner

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Zhora

A dancing and entertainment Replicant in Blade Runner

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Rey

A Jedi in training in Star Wars

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Furios

A strong female character from Mad Max

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Quinn

Patrica Quinn's lip are the disembodied lips of the Rocky Horror Picture Show

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Ursula

Ursula K. Leguin was a well known female science fiction author

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Meg

Meg Murry is the protagonist in A Wrinkle in Time

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Ghanima

Twin sister to Leto Atreides of Dune

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Irulan

The princess who married Paul Atreides in Dune but never share a life with him